preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
recommendation; referral; endorsement